The deal covering 39 territories in Latin America on top of Spain, marks the first sales for Monster Scripted’s comedy drama, created by and top-lining Henriette Steenstrup (Ragnarok, Lilyhammer, Beware of Children).

Loosely inspired by Steenstrup’s own experience, the show follows the single supermom Pørni who always puts other people first - her three teenage kids, her father and trying to deal with a demanding job as childcare worker plus the recent loss of her sister.

Launched on Nent Group’s Viaplay in May, Pørni was an immediate hit with critics and viewers, and turned into Viaplay’s biggest Norwegian Original show to date.

Two further 6 x 30’ seasons have been ordered, with season 2 due to premiere in 2022.

WarnerMedia Latin America has acquired exclusive rights for the original season to be shown on its streamer HBO Max, and committed for the following two. Meanwhile all three seasons will play exclusively on Spain’s SVOD service Filmin TV and season 1 & 2 on Cosmo TV which has second window rights.

Filmin’s co-founder and editorial director Jaume Ripoll said: “Pørni is one of the most thrilling and well-written series I have seen in a while. Spanish audiences will love Henriette Steenstrup’s supermom character. It is one of our highlight series for this Q4 2021.”

Kelly Wright, KI’s SVP Distribution and New Business, said: “Henriette is well-loved by Spanish-speaking audiences globally thanks to the massive popularity of Ragnarok. I’m so happy to start the ball rolling on the show’s global sales with these wonderful deals and prestigious partners.”

On Sunday August 29, Steenstrup took centre stage in Lille to introduce her show, screening as part of Series Mania International Panorama competition.

Pørni was first introduced by KI to world buyers at Berlinale Select. It will next screen at the Serial Killer TV Festival in Brno, Czech Republic and Serielizados Fest in Barcelona and Madrid this fall.

Monster Scripted’s other standout series Furia handled by KI is screening at Series Mania’s international competition. The suspense thriller created by International Emmy-winner Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen (Mammon) is due to premiere September 26 on Viaplay.